The Indianapolis Colts have one of the bigger fanbases in the NFL, and Jim Irsay has no plans of splitting with his team. Reports have surfaced that he rejected a big-money offer from a party interested in acquiring the Colts from him.

Joel A. Erickson and Nat Newell of The Indianapolis Star reported that the long-time Colts owner wants to strictly keep the team in the family. He reportedly turned down a $3.2 million offer to take the team from his hands.

While the identity of the prospective buyer was never revealed, the offer would have definitely made the record books as the biggest purchase of an NFL team. Last year, David Tepper's Carolina Panthers hold the record after the hedge fund manager bought the team for $2.3 billion.

The Colts are valued 20th in Forbes' most valuable NFL teams at $2.65 billion, and the offer given to Irsay was undoubtedly bigger than what was offered.

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However, it may be sentimentality that is keeping Irsay from even seriously considering the reported offer. His family has taken over ownership of what was then the Baltimore Colts in 1971. He took over as the day-to-day operations of the team in 1996 after his father suffered a stroke the year before.

It's hard to blame Irsay's attachment to the team as he spent of most his time with the organization. Moreover, the team is going through a flux after Andrew Luck's retirement. Even if he was interested in the purchase, there was no way he would leave his team in such a condition.

However, the offer will remain a rumor until an actual face steps up and confirms the offer.